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							<H1 class="whitelink">NHL Hockey Pool Rules</H1>
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											<li>Users will make their pick for the winner of each best-of-seven game series.
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												<li>A series selection of Team A, and Team A wins the series will count as a 5, 8, 12, or 15 points*  depending on the round of the playoffs.</li>
												<li>A series selection of Team A, and Team A loses the game will count as a 0 (zero) points.</li>
												<li>A series without a team selection will count as a 0 (zero) points.</li>
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											<li>Users can also grab bonnus points for guessing the number of games the best-of-seven game series will last.
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												<li>A series selection of 4 games, and the series only lasts 4 games will count as 2, 3, or 5 points* depending on the round of the playoffs.</li>
												<li>A series selection of 4 games, and the series lasts 5 or more games will count as a 0 (zero).</li>
												<li>A series without a game selection will count for 0 (zero) extra points.</li>
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											<li>Users will make their pick for the winner in every game for a given series.
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												<li>A game selection of Team A, and Team A wins the game will count as 1 or 2 points* depending on the round of the playoffs.</li>
												<li>A game selection of Team A, and Team A loses the game will count as a 0 (zero) points.</li>
												<li>A game without a team selection will count as a 0 (zero) points.</li>
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											<li>Scores will be accumulated throught the entire playoffs. Two winners will be announced.
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												<li>The user with the highest score, </li>
												<li>The user with the highest percentage of correct picks, based on straight score & number of picks made.</li>
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											<li>Users <span class="style1">DO NOT</span> have to make all picks during the same session.
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												<li>Games that have not been picked may be updated up until the start of that game.</li>
												<li>Games with "Make Picks" in the selection box have not had picks made, and will result in zeros if not picked.</li>
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											<li>Once Game 1 of a series has started, users may not make a pick for the winner of that series, or the number of games for that series.</li>
											<li>Once a game has started, users may not make a pick for that game, or weigh the pick.</li>
											<li>Users will not be able to see other users' picks until after the game has started.
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													<li>Users series picks, along with series winners and users correct picks can be seen on the &quot;<a href="SeriesBreakdown.php" class="permLink">Series Breakdown</a>&quot; page..</li>
													<li>Users games picks, along with game winners and users correct picks can be seen on the &quot;<a href="breakdown.php" class="permLink">Games Breakdown</a>&quot; page..</li>
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											<!--<li>Users will get email a day or two before each scheduled game to remind them to make their picks.
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												<li>Users may &quot;Opt Out&quot; of this feature by changing their preferences using the &quot;<a href="change.php?update=emailprefs" class="permLink">Change Email Prefs</a>&quot; link in the Log On Box..</li>
												<li>This feature is turned on by default at registration...</li>
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											<li>A <a href="http://hockey.joshhughes.com/NHL/standings/" class="permLink">Standings</a> page will display list of usernames sorted by:
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													<li>user with the best overall score</li>
													<li>user with the best percentage (overall score / pick made)</li>
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											<li>Don't Pee in the pool wanker</li>
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									<td>* See the <a href="http://hockey.joshhughes.com/NHL/" class="permLink">home page</a> for a break down of playoff rounds and points accumulation for each round...</td>
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							<H1 class="whitelink">Pool FAQs</H1>
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								  <td><span style="color: #001a79; font-weight: bold;">Who is RandomMonkey?</span><br/>
							      RandomMonkey is an account created with picks made at random using random number genereator code. Statistically this user should get around 50% or half of the picks correct. This is a fun way to compare your score and your strategy to just randomly guessing the winner of a game.</td>
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										<P><span style="color: #001a79; font-weight: bold;">Can I join the pool after the pool has started ?</span><br/> 
										  Of course, and please do. We would love to have you play. Users who sign up after the pool has started always have the possibility of catching users who have made picks since the begining. But if several games have gone by before you join, you can still play and have a goal in mind, percentage. A user can be high in the standings in percentage and still be several points behind in overall score, just make your picks wisely <img src='http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/winking/winking0011.gif' alt='Smilies' border='0'>.</P></td>
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